Teach Fitness & Nutrition To Ages 3 - 4. Certificate Course

Learn how to confidently teach fun fitness and nutrition lessons and classes to 3 - 4 year old's. RESOURCES INCLUDED.

What you'll learn
Learn the steps to planning and teaching fun and educational fitness and nutrition classes to children aged between 3 - 4 years
Learn about children's anatomy and physiology and what this means when delivering an effective fitness and nutrition class to 3 - 4 year old's
Learn the about the physical, social, cognitive and emotional development of 3 - 4 year old's
Learn how to plan your class so that it is inclusive for all children
Requirements
There are no requirements or prerequisites to take this course. Anyone who wants to teach their own children or other children about fitness and nutrition can complete it.
You do not need any prior knowledge of nutrition or fitness to complete this course.
Description
This course been developed for.Anyone who works with children in early years and wants to learn how to teach them about nutrition and fitness. Anyone who has young children of their own and wants to educate them about fitness and nutrition.You do not need to have any prior skills or knowledge about childhood development, fitness, or nutrition, as the course will teach you everything you need to know. It will provide you with all of the resources you will need to plan and deliver exciting, fun, stimulating and educational fitness and nutrition lessons to 3 - 4 year old's.This course will teach you:The importance of nutrition education for childrenThe different stages of a young child's developmentThe differences between adult and children’s fitness. How to teach children about fitness and nutrition through fun games and activities.The importance of learning through play. How to make lessons inclusive to all childrenHow to build children's self esteem and confidence How to confidently deal with challenging behaviors How to plan and confidently deliver early years fitness and nutrition lessons. How to create an activity story to teach a topicYou will receive age specific booklets with detailed activities, games and exercises to use for planning your lessons.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to Fitness and Nutrition for 3 -4 year old's

Lecture 2 Meet your teacher

Lecture 3 Exercise benefits for 3 - 4 year old's

Lecture 4 Childhood obesity

Lecture 5 Childhood obesity prevention

Lecture 6 Understanding the different exercise types and intensities

Section 2: Kids are not small adults

Lecture 7 Differences between adults and kids (anatomy & physiology)

Lecture 8 Key class points

Section 3: Early Years developmental

Lecture 9 Developmental milestones and class considerations

Lecture 10 Understanding Motor Skills

Section 4: Creating positive behaviors and how to deal with challenging behaviors.

Lecture 11 Promoting positive behaviors

Lecture 12 How to deal with challenging behavior in a positive way

Lecture 13 Shyness and Tantrums in the early years

Section 5: How to plan a fitness and nutrition class for 3-4 year old's

Lecture 14 Main components of a class

Lecture 15 The "Mountain Peak" class design

Lecture 16 3 Key teaching points

Lecture 17 Warm up, cool down and stretching

Lecture 18 Teaching through games

Lecture 19 Making games inclusive for all children

Lecture 20 Fundamental Movement skills

Lecture 21 Teaching early years nutrition

Lecture 22 Understanding healthy eating guides

Lecture 23 Peak time

Section 6: Activity stories

Lecture 24 Toms 5 a day activity story

Lecture 25 How to create your own activity story

Section 7: Sample class plan

Lecture 26 How to write a class plan

This course is designed for anyone who wants to teach 3 - 4 year old's about fitness and nutrition within their own home or in community settings, schools, nurseries or preschool/kindergarten settings.,You might already work with children and want to introduce health education to them in a fun way,You might be a parent or carer who wishes to learn how to teach health and fitness to your own children or to the children in your care